Sentences with phrase «against franken»

Booker added that the sexual harassment claims lodged at Trump are far «more damning» than those against Franken.

The allegations against Franken began in mid-November when Los Angeles radio anchor Leeann Tweeden accused him of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour.

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Smith, previously Minnesota's lieutenant governor, was appointed to serve as her state's senator following the resignation of Al Franken, who became embroiled in controversy after several women came forward with sexual harassment allegations against him.

Cosby's retrial took place against the backdrop of #MeToo, the movement against sexual misconduct that has taken down powerful men in rapid succession, among them Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, Kevin Spacey and Sen. Al Franken.

«You have to be concerned anytime somebody's lawyers up and try to pull an Al Franken, if you will,» Miller said, referring to the Minnesota Democratic senator who took his seat after emerging from a lengthy recount against incumbent GOP Sen. Norm Coleman with a 312 - vote win.

Gillibrand was the first senator to formally call for the resignation of Sen. Al Franken (D., Minn.) after seven different women came out with sexual harassment allegations against him.

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN)- A three - judge panel ruled Monday against Republican Norm Coleman in his dispute with Democrat Al Franken over who should be declared the winner of the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota.

But Gillibrand said she would rather focus on present - day troubles that now include Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken and Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, as well as the allegations that surfaced against President Donald Trump last year.

Franken's support among his fellow Democrats cratered today as a host of female Democratic senators called upon him to resign and more women came forward with allegations against him.

At a rally to support Moore's Democratic opponent, Doug Jones, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker called on Trump to resign from office over sexual harassment allegations made by several women against him, citing Sen. Al Franken's decision to do just that.

Fifty percent of American voters think Sen. Al Franken should resign over allegations of sexual misconduct against him, while 46 percent said he should be expelled from the Senate, according to a new poll.

A unofficial running tally on the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Web site had Democrat Al Franken leading incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman by 251 votes on Sunday - in a race in which nearly 2.5 million votes were cast - but Ritchie cautioned against pronouncing either candidate ahead until all votes are counted.

«Her craven act can never erase the fact that for years she chose to promote, protect and defend the Clintons who are guilty of the same offenses and cover - ups against women she only now conveniently seeks to denounce, while still stopping short of calling on her close friend, Al Franken to resign.

Now, incumbent Norm Coleman seems to be slipping in his fight to retain his Senate seat against Al Franken.

In addition, Doug Jones, the Democratic candidate in an Alabama special Senate election against Republican Roy Moore, called on Franken to quit.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- The top Senate Democrat says Sen. Al Franken should resign as allegations of sexual misconduct against the Minnesota lawmaker multiply.

Senator Al Franken (D-MN) will make an announcement on Thursday following calls from at least 16 Democratic senators to resign in the wake of numerous sexual harassment allegations against him.

Franken lawyers are also looking to prove that in the past the Coleman campaign had argued against counting absentee ballots, long before they were for it.

Sen. Al Franken (D., Minn.) announced his resignation in a speech on the Senate floor Thursday after accusations of sexual misconduct against him surfaced over the past month and he lost the support of his Democratic colleagues.

Minnesota Democratic Senate candidate Richard Painter repeatedly would not say Monday if he believed the women who have made accusations of sexual miscoduct against former Sen. Al Franken (D., Minn.).

Painter is running for the Democratic Senate nomination against incumbent Sen. Tina Smith (D., Minn.), who was appointed to the position after Franken resigned in January.